Routine maintenance inspections and tune-ups for heating systems are something that HVAC technicians strongly recommend homeowners schedule each and every fall. If you stick to annual maintenance visits, you can expect to receive a longer service life from your heater that will meet or exceed its manufacturer’s estimate lifespan. Maintenance also reduces the number of repairs the system might need, protects its energy efficiency from plunging, and will help stop sudden and unpleasant breakdowns in the middle of winter.
Red Rock Mechanical, LLC Blog: Archive for the ‘Heating’ Category
I Didn’t Schedule Heating Maintenance This Fall, Is It Too Late to Do It Now?
Monday, January 11th, 2016
Advice for Setting Your Thermostat This Winter
Monday, January 4th, 2016
We probably don’t need to tell you how chilly winters can get in Vermont during January and February. If you’ve already lived here for at least one winter, you should have all the first-hand experience with it you’ll ever need! The heating system in your home will put in a great deal of labor over the next few months, and you can expect an increase in your home’s utility bills.
High-Efficiency Furnaces Explained
Monday, December 28th, 2015
We live in an age when technology moves with such speed that it seems each new product we purchase is outdated by the time we get used to it. However, in the case of heating and air conditioning systems, the advance of technology will always work in your favor. When it’s time to retire an old furnace, you can feel certain that whatever new unit you’ll pick will have a higher energy efficiency rating.
Here Are Some Early Season Signs Your Furnace Needs Repairs
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
The heating season has arrived, and our home furnaces are likely to keep running on a regular basis all the way through to the spring. If your furnace has already received its regular fall tune-up, then it should remain in the best shape possible for the rigors of a Burlington, VT winter. (If you haven’t scheduled maintenance yet, it’s never too late to call—and sooner is better than later!)
Why You Should Trust Your Heating Repairs to Professionals
Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
Temperatures are dropping in Burlington as winter approaches. You probably have already run your home heating system a few times to keep the house warm, especially during chilly evenings. Make sure that you keep a close watch during these early days of the heating season for any indications that your furnace, heat pump, or other heating system needs repairs. If you do notice a problem, call professionals to fix it right away so that your heater will be prepared for the even colder days ahead.
How to Keep Safe with Your Gas Furnace This Coming Winter
Monday, November 2nd, 2015
It is mostly a myth that a gas furnace is a “dangerous” type of heating system to have warming a home. The modern furnace has multiple safety precautions built into it, such as a limit switch that will shut off the furnace if it begins to overheat, and a sensor that will shut off the gas burners if the pilot light or igniter fails so that unburned gas doesn’t buildup in the combustion chamber. For the most part, you shouldn’t feel worried that your gas furnace poses a health risk to your household.
Give Your Furnace a “Test Run” This Fall
Monday, October 26th, 2015
The cold weather hasn’t arrived in Burlington, VT yet, but we all know that it’s coming. Now is the best time to find out if your home heating system needs repairs or replacements done so you can have the heater ready to go when the temperature drops.
A Reminder for Heating Season: You Still Need to Change the Air Filter
Monday, October 19th, 2015
As we come closer and closer to the cold weather of heating season, it’s important to schedule maintenance and any necessary repairs that your heater might require, no matter what type of system you use for winter weather comfort. One important task that you must take care of during the coming winter is to change the air filter for your forced-air heater (such as a furnace or heat pump) once a month. If your heating system uses a permanent filter, you need to remove it and clean it each month.
Why HVAC Contractors Recommend Scheduling Fall Heating Maintenance
Monday, October 5th, 2015
This is something you will hear from any HVAC contractor: each fall, you must arrange for a professional technician to come to your home and provide your heating system with an inspection and tune-up. It doesn’t matter if you rely on a heat pump, electric furnace, gas furnace, boiler, or some other type of central heating system. It needs to have this maintenance done before the winter weather arrives.
We’ll explain below a few of the reasons why this is a universal recommendation from professionals.
It helps prevent surprise breakdowns
The #1 reason that you need maintenance for your heater is it will help avoid an unpleasant system breakdown during one of the coldest days of the year. If the heater doesn’t have checks to find repair issues and cleaning and adjustments to relieve stress on it, it will run a higher risk of failing when forced to do a large amount of work. Thanks to maintenance, you probably won’t find yourself in a panic trying to get emergency repairs done.
Should You Replace Your Furnace This Fall?
Monday, September 28th, 2015
It’s almost October, and before you know it you’ll be clearing away Halloween decorations, then Thanksgiving dinner leftovers… and the cold weather will be here! Right now is the ideal time to make sure that the furnace in your home is prepared to handle the chill. One of the best ways to do that is to schedule annual maintenance from a professional.
